👻 COMMON IELTS WRITING MISTAKES

Still don't know how to handle your punctuation in writing? You should because it is graded in your essays! Here are the most common 6 punctuation mistakes on IELTS Writing:

1. Informal contractions like don't. shouldn't, won't, isn't.
Remember, you must use only formal style in your IELTS essays (even when writing a letter to a friend). Therefore, use only full negation forms: do not, should not, will not, is not.

2. Omitted points (full stops) in the end of sentences.
It's easy, isn't it? Just always end your sentence with a full stop and start the next one with a capital letter.

3. Too many commas in extremely long sentences.
If you notice that your sentence stretches across 4-5 lines of your essay - something definitely is going wrong. It is much better to write shorter, concise sentences without punctuation excess.

4. Wrong apostrophe usage.
Remember how possessive case is used - we put an apostrophe before "s" in singular (a singer's mike) and after "s" in plural nouns (singers' mikes).

5. Exclamation point!
Do you really need it in your IELTS essay? Think twice. Are you being formal when putting these exclamation points in the end of your sentences and adding this emotional tone. I doubt it. Leave it for your text messages.

6. Suspension points (three dots — ...).
Same as wit the exclamation points. These elision marks are used in novels and fiction books to express sadness or confusion. You definitely don't need this in your IELTS write-ups! Make sure to stay formal and take the style example from scientific reports.

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🌟 10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE IELTS THIS YEAR

Have you been postponing taking your test? Or maybe you know someone who haven't yet decided to take the exam and doesn't understand its benefits?

In this video I will explain in detail how the test is beneficial for your life, personal growth and development.

https://youtu.be/PmpvaJ8yW3c
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​​⭐️ WSE HERO - FEBRUARY 2020

I want to celebrate people who have been World Speaks English members for a long time, have contributed to its development, participated in live streams, courses, and our discussions in the community chats. All of them - WSE Heroes - have a unique story to tell.
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This is Najeeb. He is a Mechanical Engineer and a Researcher - quite a busy man with many responsibilities. So he didn't have much time for IELTS preparation. However, his example is for lots us to take - his determination allowed to first move abroad for Master's and then - for PhD!

His first uni abroad was in China (thanks to the full-funded scholarship that he received!) which he was able to get in because he scored 7.0 on IELTS Academic. After completing his Master's with distinction, he aimed at a US university to continue his PhD research. He improved his IELTS results and scored 7.5 this time, opening himself doors to the Griffith University of Auckland 🎉

Parallel to the IELTS prep, he also worked hard on the GRE test, which turned out much more difficult than IELTS 💪🏻

He is thankful to the WSE video lessons that helped him to get the required score in IELTS first attempt 👏🏻
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Congratulations for becoming the WSE Hero of the month, Najeeb! We love celebrating outstanding community members 🎉

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📚 HOW TO LEARN NEW WORDS

You have been repeating the same word for days but it still doesn't pop up in your head when necessary? Try there 10 TIPS ON HOW TO MEMORIZE NEW WORDS!

Eventually, it will be simple for you - seeing a words for 2/3 times must be enough to memorise it. But everyone is different, remember that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyDcLq1Tewo

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🍭 SPOKEN ENGLISH TIME

As I manage my groups and teach students, I notice that some don't fully understand the meaning of the phrase “What are you up to?”
It's a very useful and simple phrase that makes communication easier. Basically, it means “What are you doing right now?” or "What are you going to do now?" Of course, it's informal and mostly used among friends.

There is another situation: if you met a person you haven't seen a long time and they were catching up with your life, it would mean “What is going on in your life these days?”

How do we respond?
🔸“Oh, not much, you?”
🔸“Well, I'm rather busy. What about you?”
🔸“Oh, not a whole lot. Anything interesting you're up to?”
🔸“I am working on my new project. What are you doing?”

"What are you up to?" is an excellent phrase to use instead of "How are you?", which is fairly simple and boring 🤐

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✏️ 9 STEPS TO DESCRIBE A DIAGRAM FOR IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1

1. Read the title and the image of the diagram, and paraphrase it – this will be your Introduction.

2. Find similarities and differences, assign data to groups, describing the diagram in detail – this will be your main body of text.

3. Add sequencing words to your text in order to connect your descriptive sentences and make it flow better. (For example: next, once, additionally)

4. Make sure to include Passive Form in the description to define an action that is done.

5. Make sure you paraphrase all the time through your essay to avoid redundancy and repetition.

6. Include conditionals and adverb clauses to indicate possible outcomes when describing the diagram.

7. Use more linking words to make your essay cohesive and coherent (For example: therefore, however, although, nevertheless).

8. Write a clear summary of the principle idea of the diagram in one short paragraph - your conclusion.

9. Read through your written work to check for any errors.

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🧐 OBLIVIOUS TO/OF

Oblivious to and oblivious of can both be used the same way. You can generally pick one based on which sounds better in the context of the sentence. Essentially, they both mean that someone is unaware of something.

If to means toward, someone who’s “oblivious to the weather” might have gotten a close look at the weather but chosen to disregard it. Maybe they’re just leaving the umbrella at home, and not taking mind to the dark rain clouds.
He has seen that it's raining today, but left the house wihout a hat, oblivious to the weather

If of means separate from, then someone who’s “oblivious of the weather” is completely unaware of what the weather’s like outside. Maybe they’ve been inside all day, in a room with no windows, and have no idea it’s been raining.
I haven't had a chance to look outside, so I didn't take my umbrella, oblivious of the dark clouds

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💊 QUARANTINE – HOW TO USE IT EFFECTIVELY?

Even though the lockdown situation in many countries looks terrifying, it will eventually end and we will again live the life we lived – with the need to achieve our targets.

Here are some of my resources that will be useful for your IELTS development:

🔸7 Best Apps for IELTS

🔸 Indian Students in Europe – How He Got into the Best Business School of Switzerland

🔸 One Day in Life When I Studied in Switzerland

🔸How to Start IELTS Preparation

🔸Full General IELTS Reading Test Solved

🔸Full Academic IELTS Reading Test Solved

🔸 How To Move Abroad With IELTS

🔸Step-by-step General Writing Task 1

🔸Step-by-step Academic Writing Task 1

🔸Step-by-step General & Academic Writing Task 2

🔸Difference Between Tell / Speak / Say / Talk

🔸Top 5 Podcasts of 2020

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❓HOW TO FIND A SPEAKING PARTNER

Do you also struggle with this problem? I hear you! I know that the speaking partner request is one of the most frequent in our group chat on @wsecommunity, and therefore I decided to help you and create a speaking partner database from where anyone can get a perfect partner for practice!

Just submit a request, specify info about yourself so that we can match accordingly, and wait for your perfect partner's contacts! It's free!

I explain all about this new service and give you the link to it in the video below.

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https://youtu.be/pwJFkE_1dok

We've matched 20 speaking partners couples today!

Wow, this means that 40 people are all ready to start their speaking practice 😍

Have you submitted your request for the WSE Speaking Partners Match?

If you haven't yet done it - watch the video above, there I explain how to use this free service and submit a request 🙌🏻

How cool is this!? 🔥

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✏️ IELTS WRITING - THE COMPLETE SOLUTION

This book not only gives you model essays but also explains structure of sentences, paraphrasing to avoid repetitions, usage of different grammar structures and much more! Perfect to boost your Writing level and understanding of how a solid IELTS essay should be written.

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